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Indian Roots South African Heart

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Praba Moodley

Praba Moodley Praba Moodley (1965-) was born in Pietermaritzburg. A lover of books from an early age, Moodley grew up on a strong diet

Bessie Head

Bessie Head Bessie Head (1937-1986), one of Africa’s most prominent writers, was born in Pietermaritzburg’s Fort Napier Mental Institution. The child of an “illicit”

Nat Nakasa

Nat Nakasa Nathaniel Ndzana Nakasa (1937-1965) was a journalist and short story writer born in Durban. Coming from a working class family, he was

Shafinaaz Hassim

Shafinaaz Hassim Shafinaaz Hassim is a sociologist based in Johannesburg. She is the author of ‘Daughters are Diamonds: Honour, Shame & Seclusion — A

Adrian Flett

Adrian Flett Flett (1936 – ) was born in Pietermaritzburg and grew up on a farm in the Richmond area. He was farm schooled

Mtutuzeli Nyoka

Mtutuzeli Nyoka Mtutuzeli Nyoka was born on 18 July 1960. His father was a medical doctor and his mother, a nursing sister. Although born

What is Literary Tourism?

Literary Tourism is tourism that deals with places and events from fictional texts as well as the lives of their authors. This could include following the route a fictional character charts in a novel, visiting particular settings from a story or tracking down the haunts of a novelist.

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Hello and welcome to the KZN Literary Tourism website. Through this site, we aim to provide an invaluable resource for those interested in the relatively new field of Literary Tourism as well as provide information on the work we are currently doing from our base in Durban, South Africa.